Tuesday, 6/2

• 430pm @ Uptown Cinema: Daddy Cool
• 915pm  @ Egyptian Theater: Shortsfest Opening Night (Redux)
• 930pm @ Uptown Cinema: Yes, I Can See Dead People

Most likely I’ll be seeing the Shortsfest, but Dead People is a possible alternative.

Wednesday, 6/3

• 430pm @ Harvard Exit: Patrick Age 1.5
• 645pm @ SIFF Cinema: Kaibei – Our Mother
• 930pm @ Uptown Cinema: Final Arrangements

Thursday, 6/4

• 445pm @ Pacific Place: The Shaft
• 630pm @ Egyptian Theater: Inju, the Beast in the Shadow
• 930pm @ Uptown Cinema: The Clone Returns Home
• 10pm @ Kirkland: ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction

It’s a toss-up between Zombies and The Clone, not sure yet where I’ll be.

Friday, 6/5

• 430pm @ Uptown Cinema: Machan
• 7pm @ Egyptian Theater: SIFF 2009 Centerpiece Gala (Humpday)
• 930pm @ Egyptian Theater: Black Dynamite
• 930pm @ Uptown Cinema: OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies

Another toss-up, either Dynamite or OSS 117, depends on when Humpday ends.

• Bent-over rows
• Box jumps
• Heavy KB Swings (2-hand)
• DB Push Press
• MB Situps

1 min each, for 5 rounds, count the total # of reps: 600

This places me near the front of the pack – yeah! My weights were 40kg rows, standard box, 32kg KB, pair of 35# DBs, and a 20lb MB.

• Heavy dips (which means bodyweight for me!)

Metcon:

• 1 clean, then 2 front squats

AMRAP in 15min, with a partner.  Colin and did 60kg, and >30 (we failed to count!).  I need to work on my clean technique more, it’s barely working..still feels like I’m flipping the bar up & bending my arms too early instead of a full shrug and catching under it.

• Heavy deadlifts: 5×3

I partnered with Ryan, he pulled 140kg and I did 150kg for the set.  Felt pretty good!

Metcon:

• 30sec test to get target reps for each exercise
• EMOTM for 3min per exercise, 4 exercises (12min total)

Exercises were: rowing, jumping pullups, burpees, thrusters (empty bar).  This workout left us all wrecked!

• 5 KB snatches each hand (10 total)
• 4 pullups

AMRAP with a partner, 20minutes: 13

I partnered with Erica, we cranked them out.  My pullups were slow but doing well as I was learning to kip.  Almost have it figured out!  I also was snatching the heaviest weight in the class – 24kg KB.  We had the lowest score in the class, but were doing the most work :)

Rebecca (aka BooBoo) is hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) right now with Derek (aka D-wreck).

Checkout their trail journal & photos.

Derek hiked the Appalachian Trail last year, and Becca hiked the AT 2yrs ago.  They’re now over 100mi into their next adventure!

Strength day, which I always like:

• back squat: 10,7,5,5,3,3,3,3,3

I worked my up to 110kg for the 5×3 set, it felt good, my weak spot was my core – I felt myself collapsing at the bottom.

We finished with a quick metcon – 70 heavy KB swings for time: 2:30 (near the front of the pack, and the heaviest KB)

• For 2min: run 200m, max pullup reps
• For 2min: run 200m, max KB swings
• For 2min: run 200m, max pushup reps

Repeat each 3 times with 1min break before moving to the next.

Wow, that was a lot of work!  My pullups were jumping pullups, ~25per set.  Pushups were on a barbell, ~15 per set.  KB swings were with a 32kg KB, ~20 per set.

Strength:

• 5×5 heavy pullups

For me, heavy == bodyweight :)  I managed to finish all 25!

Metcon:

• 7 MB Cleans (20#)
• 7 Pushups

With a partner, AMRAP in 20min: 15 rounds

The first 5 rounds I did pushups on the ground, then switched to a low box for the remaining sets.

• Max overhead squat @ 15reps

I was able to do 40kg 15 times, and it was just right.  I can both press and squat more than that, but doing both at the same time (i.e. overhead squat) with real weight will take more work :)

The max weight from the previous class was 60kg for almost 15reps, so I’m not too far behind the curve.  I was able to do 50kg for a set of 5.

We also played around with turkish getups – I used a 20kg KB which is significantly more than I’ve used before and it was quite challenging to remain stable and balanced.  We ended the morning working on back levels on the pullup bars, mostly it was just skinning the cat and holding the tuck.